Ambulatory Anesthesia and Surgery

This textbook provides a description of anaesthetic practices and controversies related to the management of outpatients undergoing ambulatory surgery. Administrative, nursing, aneasthetic and surgical issues are covered, and there is guidance on procedures and techniques. There are special sections on management and organization, and legal and economic aspects, while the final section provides an international perspective on the approach to outpatient anaesthesia as it is practised in different parts of the world. Case studies are also included in order to illustrate the subject.